Dr. Samhitha Reddy
Consultant Proctologist & Laparoscopic Surgeon
MBBS, MS, FMAS, FISCP, DMAS
- 8 Yrs
- ASCRS Member
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Treatments · ProctologyChronic anal fissure surgery: when is it needed?
Surgery comes in when the tear has not healed after six to eight weeks, or keeps returning despite ointments and diet changes.
· 7 min read · Dr. Samhitha Reddy
Symptoms · ProctologyPiles symptoms: what to look for and what they mean
Bleeding, itching, a lump, or pain while sitting — which combinations point to piles and which point elsewhere.
· 6 min read · Dr. Samhitha Reddy
Conditions A–Z · UrologyKidney stones: when they pass on their own
Size, position and pain pattern decide whether you wait it out or book a procedure.
· 7 min read · Dr. Ravi Teja KandulaConditions A–Z · ProctologyPiles (haemorrhoids): causes, grades and treatment
Internal and external piles, how they are graded, and what each grade usually needs.
· 9 min read · Dr. Samhitha ReddyConditions A–Z · General & LaparoscopicInguinal hernia: what the bulge in your groin means
Why hernias appear, why they do not heal on their own, and which ones need treating soon.
· 7 min read · Dr. Arjun Medapati
Treatments · Bariatric & GI SurgeryGastric sleeve or bypass: how the two differ
Both reduce how much you eat, but they work differently and suit different people.
· 8 min read · Dr. Vikram CherukuSpeak to a Lux specialist
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